चरुकर्मThe rite of the caru
Verse 78
ततो दुग्धं सिताञ्चैव दत्वा पाकविधानतः । सुपचेत् संस्कृते वह्नौ सावधानेन सुव्रते ॥ ७८ ॥
tatō dugdhaṁ sitāñcaiva datvā pākavidhānataḥ | supacēt saṁskṛtē vahnau sāvadhānēna suvratē || 78 ||
Translation
Then, adding milk and sugar, O you of good vows, he should cook it well, with attention, on the consecrated fire, by the rule of cooking.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- dugdhaṁ
- milk
- sitām
- (sitām) sugar
- caiva
- (ca eva) and
- datvā
- having added
- pāka
- of cooking
- vidhānataḥ
- by the rule
- supacēt
- (supacet) he should cook well
- saṁskṛtē
- consecrated
- vahnau
- on the fire
- sāvadhānēna
- with attention
- suvratē
- O you of good vows
Meaning
Milk and white sugar (sitā) are added and the rice is cooked over the consecrated fire, carefully, so that it is neither burnt nor raw.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Tataḥ". O you of good vows, after that, putting milk and sugar into the pot in order, with an attentive mind he should cook the caru well on the consecrated fire, by the rule of cooking.